Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology
Job Summary
Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.
The Blockchain Platform team is the connective tissue of Kraken's engineering organization, abstracting away the complexity of dozens of different chain protocols.
Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency services and libraries in Rust and TypeScript, integrating with exciting new blockchains and processing over 1.2 billion operations daily.
Matching Summary
Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
asynchronous Rust
high-volume distributed systems
API design
event streaming platforms
DevOps tooling
blockchain ecosystems
Nice-to-have
crypto conviction
mission-focused
security first-class requirement
clean code
clear documentation
meaningful tests
comfortable with ambiguity
Key Requirements
5+ years backend engineering experience
Experience with Kafka or similar
Hands-on experience with multiple blockchain ecosystems
Experience working with open-source blockchain clients